Suwa meteorite
Suwa is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, that was found in Japan in 1915. A total of 203 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Suwa
- Classification
- Iron
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Iron
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1915
- Mass recovered
- 203 g
- Country
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 36.0333° N, 138.0833° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Iron meteorites.
Meteorites near Suwa
- Kijima (1906) Stone-uncl · 95 km away
- Shirahagi Iron, IVA · 98 km away
- Okabe H5 · 103 km away
- Saotome Iron, IVA · 110 km away
- Kushiike OC · 116 km away
- Sayama CM2 · 120 km away
Other Iron meteorites
- Fujian China
- Botetourt County United States · 1850
- Tyumen Russia · 1903
- Palinshih China · 1914
- Lebedinnyi Russia · 1925
- Gerzeh Egypt · 1911